Drain off the excess oil and top up to the correct mark.
If you car does not normally use any oil there is no need to check the oil level at every fill up. Checking it once a month will suffice. However if your car burns or leaks oil checking it at every fill up may be a good idea. Reason being you do not want to run an engine that is low of oil and take a chance on doing damage to the engine from low oil pressure.
The motor oil, in your 1998 Ford expedition, should be put in the oil fill tube. The oil fill tube should have a That labels it as the oil fill tube.
Someone could of thrown oil on it other wise your oil is filled up above the fill line and oil is running it parts of your engine it shouldn't check your spark plugs is the easiest way to tell if your oil is over the fill line
You add oil to the oil fill cap which stores the oil in the oil pan.
Check the oil fill cap, it should require 5w20.Check the oil fill cap, it should require 5w20.
Fill it until the oil just starts to dribble out of the fill hole. If you over fill it just leave the fill plug out until oil stops dripping out of the fill hole. Don't try to fill it through the top where the shifter goes. Re install the tranny so that it is sitting at the normal angle of a car on its wheels, otherwise you could overfill it and blow out the oil seals.
You put engine oil in at the oil fill cap. It is normally located on the valve cover.
in the top of the engine there is a cap with an oil can sign on it . Fill the oil in there. Be care not to over fill as it can cause the engine to cease!
There is a good oil called max life by valvoline highly recommended. The fact your car is over 200 thousand miles does not matter a good oil should be used even if the car is brand new.
it will destroy the engine. Oil it to prevent friction, sand does the complete opposite your should try it and let us know what happons?
CREATES A MESS, and gives you a false reading of oil level
Drain some out. It is bad to have too much oil.